GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| implication | something implied: such as |
| numismatist | the study or collection of coins, tokens, and paper money and sometimes related objects (such as medals) |
| crevice | a narrow opening resulting from a split or crack (as in a cliff) : fissure |
| inequity | injustice |
| indenture | a document or a section of a document that is indented |
| jabber | to talk rapidly, indistinctly, or unintelligibly |
| annuity | a sum of money payable yearly or at other regular intervals |
| jurisdiction | the power, right, or authority to interpret and apply the law |
| taint | to contaminate morally : corrupt |
| deranged | mentally unsound : crazy |